Folding A World

Folding A World: An Introduction to Bookmaking and nature of the world

Grades: 6th-8th

Time: this assignment will take approximately four to five class periods.

Goals: for students to master the simple technique of making a hidden book style and embellish these books to reflect their individual personalities and to label specific information about nature of their interest.

Objectives:

Ø  Cognitive

·         Students will make a book that follows a sequential order of their favorite things in nature and presents an understandable message.

·         Use available materials to design book covers that are self-representational.

·         Develop necessary skills to assemble one type of hand-made book, the hidden book.

·         Employ free-form writing and sketching to record information in completed books.

·         Self-analyze their favorite nature topics to learn in depth about them.

Ø  Affective

·         Students will create a book that shows their interest and feelings about the subject they choose to discuss.

Ø  Psychomotor

·         Students will generate a handmade book with superior craftsmanship.

Integrated Subjects: this topic relates to other subjects like science and English Language Arts.

Prerequisites: none

Materials needed:

81/2 x 11” paper                                                               assorted and decorative paper

Glue                                                                                      glue brushes

Bone folders                                                                      spools of ribbons, assorted widths and colors

Scissors                                                                                                assorted materials; magazines, photographs, text

Assorted craft scraps                                                      Markers- assorted color, metallic too

(felt, fabric, yarn, etc)                                                    rulers

Pencils                                                                                  crayons

Pastels                                                                                  hole puncher

Bell Work:

Today’s subject: Nature

Choose what you like best from “Nature”; flowers, water, sky, animals, etc.

Choose 4 to 6 different types of each type of flower or animal you chose.

Research and gather information about the subject chosen like; pictures, their species, and description.

Lesson Plan Procedure

Introduction

                At certain times something grabs our attention that we like but we really don’t know much about it.

Today’s subject is about nature for example; the water, the earth, the flowers, the animals, and the galaxy as well. Today we will learn about how to make handmade books. Each page we make will have information about what we like best of nature.

Tell me who has being in a situation where you find for instance a specific flower or animal and you don’t know what is call?

Ø  For those interested in Flowers choose from daisies, roses, tulips, lilies, carnations, iris, gardenia, geranium, poinsettia, poppy, petunia, calla, snapdragon, jasmine, violet, dahlia, orchid, and others.

Ø  For those interested in Water; you can choose from puddle, pond, canal, stream, river, lake and sea

Ø  For those interested in the earth could choose from different types of rocks and minerals. For example

·         Minerals- Rubies, quartz, amazonite, magnetite, amethyst, agate, tiger’s eye, galena, bismuth crystals and others.

·         Rocks- granite, basalt, obsidian, marble, jade, slate, gneiss, limestone, amber, and other.

Ø  For those interested in animals; fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds.

Ø  For those interested in types of weather like; acid rain, cyclone, frost, earthquake, ice crystals, sandstorm and others.

 I have information that will help each of you to gather all the needed information. There are magazines, photographs, books, copies and postcards. Use all the information you need but please do not take all the magazines and the rest. You have to share with others. Select and take only the information and images you are going to need to make your book.

Do you have any questions?

For those who have not picked a subject raise your hand. I want you to stay seated while the others go thru the magazines.

Those who have chose a subject raise your hand. I want to tell me your subject one by one. As soon as I approve go look for information on the pile of magazines and stuff.

Once you have most of the information needed to use it in your handmade books; I will demonstrate how to do the book. Then each of you will start working on your own individually.

Okay, now that all of you have your information we are going to start on the handmade book.

I am going to do a demonstration on how to do a hidden book.

Afterwards I will pass around a bag to each of you that contain all materials needed.

Extra materials will be in the table next to the magazines

Do you have any questions?

I want you to work individually.

Most important be as creative as you can be and unique.

Some ask me how you can use the magazines and photographs I provided you with.

You can use them for a collage, to can use them as a transfer image, you can cut and glue anywhere in your books. you can use text and your own handwriting for the information.

Here is an example that can be use for those who still do not know how to use your information.

For example Category: Animal

Lion

Kingdom: Animalia

Class: Mammalia

Family: Felidae

                The lion is one of four big cats in the genus Panthera.

It is the second largest living cat after the tiger.

I am going to pass around a sheet of paper that will guide you until you gather your information.

Guided Practice

First thing to do:

Ø  Take a seat

Ø  In your notebook write down the category you choose about nature from:

·         Flowers

·         Water

·         Earth: rocks and minerals

·         Animals

·         Types of weather

Ø  Once you have chosen your category; list at least six different types that you are interested in learning or like best.

Ø  Then look for information rewarding your topic like images and a description about it.

Ø  Check with me for any questions you may have.

Ø  Do not hesitate to wait until the last minute. We still need to cover the handmade part to finish the assignment.

Ø  As soon as you have your information all together let me know so I can see it and approve it.

Ø  Once everyone is done with this part we will start with the handmade book

Hidden Handmade Book

Ø  After I demonstrate how to do the book and passed around all material needed start on your book.

Ø  Fold a piece of paper in half lengthwise. Open.

Ø  Fold in half widthwise. Open.

Ø  Turn the paper over so the widthwise fold becomes a peak.

Ø  Fold in the ends to the widthwise fold. Open. You have just made an accordion fold.

Ø  Cut a slit down the lengthwise fold only along the middle two sections.

Ø  Fold in half again lengthwise.

Ø  Push the ends together so the middle section will make an X and then form pages.

Ø  Fold over the middle sections and wrap around to make book.

      

                                                                      

I made this lesson using the "hidden book" from the book Creating Handmade Books by Alisa Golden.